Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik
CWJ hosts rally to continue pushing for in-house food and cleaning contracts
January 20, 2025By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mentions of racism and worker abuse. SFU has contracts with Best Service Pros and Chartwells Canada for cleaning and dining services respectively. Some groups, however, are hoping to change this. The Peak spoke with Cristina Figueroa, Contract Worker Justice @SFU (CWJ) campaign research assistant, about the growing movement to leave these companies and transition to in-house contracts. In-house contracting refers to direct employment as opposed to contracting through third-party companies. CWJ is “a coalition of SFU workers, faculty, students, and community members fighting to end the outsourcing of food and cleaning services at SFU.”…
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Findings from SFU study may help with stroke recovery
January 15, 2025By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer A recent study from the SFU Institute for Neuroscience and Neurotechnology (INN) and Rotman Research Institute at the University of Toronto points to the thalamus to help explain the long-term disabilities experienced after a stroke.…
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2024 News Rewind
January 9, 2025By: Mason Mattu and Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writers Editor’s note: The ranking of these stories is roughly based on the number of articles written on each topic, whether these stories appeared on the cover of our weekly issues, and readership…
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Out on Campus holds Transgender Day of Remembrance event
December 2, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mentions of violence, transphobia, and suicide. November 20 marked Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). This year, Out On Campus (OOC) hosted a TDOR event in the Student Union Building ballroom. OOC “is a…
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Vancouver Art Gallery demonstration marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
December 2, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide. November 2 marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. Protestors gathered at the Vancouver Art Gallery to mourn and oppose the mounting death toll of journalists…
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Discovery of four-gene signature helps predict neonatal sepsis
December 2, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mentions of fatal infection. Neonatal sepsis (NS) is a deadly condition for newborn babies within the first 28 days of life. As the body cannot properly respond to infections caused by common bacteria…
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Council Chats: SFSS debriefs this year’s Fall Kickoff
November 27, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer On November 13, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom. The discussion involved a debrief of this year’s Fall Kickoff Music Festival, followed by two committee elections. Debriefing…
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2SLGBTQIA+ groups, clubs, and teams in the Metro Vancouver area
November 26, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Finding like-minded community through groups, clubs, and teams is a great way to do what you love while making friends. In the Metro Vancouver area, there are numerous organizations dedicated to 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals connecting with…
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Student advocacy coordinator discusses AI and academic integrity at SFU
November 21, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer The Peak recently spoke with Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) student advocacy coordinator Trish Everett on how SFU has approached the issue of inappropriate artificial intelligence (AI) usage in classes. As advocacy coordinator, Everett helps…
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I researched this so you don’t have to: Immigration policy in Canada
November 15, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Canadian immigration policy has risen to the forefront of national discussion lately, in large part due to newly announced resident targets. On Thursday, October 24, immigration minister Marc Miller shared the country’s updated plan to…
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